[rcsoaringdigest] R/C Soaring Digest - July, 2021 - Volume 36, No. 7

The out-of-this-world (literally) cover photo is of Stratodynamics' F5J-based HiDRON™ high altitude research platform as it cruises around the New Mexico desert at over 80,000 feet. For the whole story, check out Like Soaring on Mars below.

July, 2021 Volume 36, No. 7

Our July issue is our biggest and most ambitious to date. We have a little bit of everything: breaking news, adventure travel, photo essays, slope soaring simulation, product reviews, how-to articles, competition reports, build logs, history and much, much more: click any of the stories below to go straight to that article and start reading...

Contents

In The Air So you want to do for a living what you now do for a hobby? Terence C. Gannon Jul 7 · 5 min read "A number of years ago, I had the good fortune to see Chris Anderson, the former editor of WIRED magazine, speak at Mount Royal University here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Amongst his many accomplishments in addition to his time at the helm of WIRED, he..." Like Soaring on Mars Stratodynamics continues to prove out its RC glider-based high altitude research platform. R/C Soaring Digest Staff Jul 7 · 3 min read "Readers of RC Soaring Digest have been known to go to some rather extraordinary lengths to find exactly the right spot to launch their latest ship. But it's safe to say the recent flight of Stratodynamics' HiDRON™ high altitude research platform likely has..." Wild Faroe Islands Soaring Go north at England and turn left at Norway. James Hammond Jul 8 · 5 min read "Want to try some really spectacular sloping? OK, go north from the UK, then turn left at Norway. The next stop is the Faroe Islands—a breathtakingly beautiful and wild place. When thinking of the planet's most idyllic slope soaring sites, the list could..." South Africa F5J Team Qualifier A full report on the first class competition in Gauteng, South Africa on May 30th, 2021. Mike Vos Jul 13 · 9 min read "It's a cool, sunny morning at GEMS field, Gauteng, South Africa, and the first group of F5J pilots is standing ready to launch for the first flight of the day. The competition system counts down to the start horn and then you hear the power unleashed to get up and..." Petrels I Have Known and Loved A photographic review of examples of the iconic Slingsby Type 13 Petrel that have appeared since the publication of the 1:3.5 scale plan, back in the last century. Chris Williams Jul 13 · 4 min read "When Fred Slingsby produced the Type 13 Petrel in the late 1930's, three examples were built. Of those three, two remain to this day; one in the US, and one in the UK, both in flying condition. The most noticeable difference between the two is that the US version sports..." Where else can you find a fully-moulded DLG for $190? The Mini Dart 2 is here to help get you started. Check it out here: https://bit.ly/md2rcsd.   Sponsored The Aeroic Sine Wave Spar Let's get a wiggle on. James Hammond Jul 8 · 8 min read "The Aeroic Sine Wave Spar (ASWS) is far from a new idea and has been used in several military and commercial aircraft by Boeing and Grumman among others—but I actually didn't find this out until I began to cook up my own idea. After I actually tried it, it seemed to be..." A GPS Triangle Primer A basic introduction to this increasingly popular competition. Stéphane Ruelle Jul 10 · 7 min read "I have flown sailplanes for the last 30 years, and have especially enjoyed flying scale models, as much on the slope as on flat land. Without a doubt staying up on a flat land area is more challenging than on a slope. Finding lift and being able to stay up in the air brings..." J'Adore PicaSim! A superb—and free—flight simulator for slope soaring. Chip Kaye Jul 13 · 9 min read "Flight simulators are, of course, no substitute for the natural-world pleasures of RC soaring. But they can be loads of fun to fly and can serve as an excellent, risk-free training tool. With PicaSim you will be able to put in stick time easily wherever/whenever to refine your..." RC Soaring Diaries Forget what your parents told you—it's great to throw a Tantrum. Michael Berends Jul 13 · 13 min read "First off, welcome back to another installment of RC Soaring Diaries! I started as a YouTube Channel—and now as a series in RCSD—because I wanted to share my adventures, experiences and 40 years of knowledge with others. Not only to those already flying gliders, but..." The Skyscraper Method for Fuselages Want to breathe new life into those orphaned wings and tail? Peter Scott Jul 6 · 7 min read "I decided to build a new motorised fuselage for 40 year-old 3m Graupner Cirrus glider wings and tailplanes. It is a credit to the quality of the original kit that all were sound and true after years of storage. I fitted ailerons and airbrakes and covered with Hobby King film..." Is your publication locked up in old media and traditional distribution methods? Would you like to relaunch as a 'digital first' publication like RC Soaring Digest? We did it for them and we would love to help you, too. For more information, please visit our website.   Sponsored The Implementation of a Dream "In 1982, I drove our little Odessy motor home on a Toyota chassis back to the AMA Nationals (Nats) at Lincoln, Nebraska…" Bob Dodgson Jul 7 · 11 min read "Well, the 100-inch Todi proved to be the first successful multi-channel competition glider kit in the United States. All of the other successful competition gliders had only rudder and elevator control while some some of them did have spoilers also..." Extra Long Reach Pliers The perfect tool for repairing that long, skinny fuselage. Tom Broeski Jul 7 · 3 min read "I have a couple of long reach tools, but none long enough for what I was working on. I've had a need for something that could open and close and get way down in a fuse. Soooo… I needed to make something..." In-Flight Setting of a Multi-Point Trim Curve for Crow Brakes A Lua app for JETI transmitters inspired by Mike Shellim's recent RCSD article. Harry Curzon Jul 14 · 3 min read "In the April 2021 issue of the NEW RC Soaring Digest, I was delighted to see the article I've Got the Power: OpenTX by Mike Shellim (see Resources, below) in which he describes his crow aware trim Lua application. At the time, Dave McQueeney and I were..." 1/3 スケール三田式 3 型改 1 製作記 マルチパートシリーズの第4部。 Norimichi Kawakami Jul 4 · 19 min read 「実機は主車輪が一輪式なので低速では必ず左右どちらかの翼端が地面に接します。そのため翼端には小さな補助車輪が付いています。画像58がその写真です。」 The Trailing Edge As we wrap up the July issue, we think about how truly fortunate we are. R/C Soaring Digest Staff Jul 7 · 3 min read "The July issue of RCSD was our biggest and most ambitious yet. We are truly fortunate at being able to attract such an immensely talented group of writers who have contributed to this issue and past issues. Furthermore, they are scattered all over the globe including..."

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